Men’s basketball (13-2, 2-0 MAC) defeated Eastern Michigan (9-6, 1-1 MAC) 80-63 for its second consecutive win in conference play on Saturday.Both teams were getting up and down the floor early and the bigs for both teams were the beneficiaries. EMU’s...

Men’s basketball (12-2, 1-0 MAC) defeated Ohio (9-4, 0-1 MAC) 80-69 on Wednesday in its first conference game of the season.Junior guard Aaric Armstead got the Huskies off to a quick start with nine early points, including two three pointers.The game...

Men’s basketball (11-2, 0-0 MAC) defeated Judson 91-48 win on Saturday in its final non-conference game of the season.Freshman forward Jaylen Key got the Huskies off to a good start with an early six points. Judson had hit four threes with 11:50 in...

Men’s basketball (9-2, 0-0 MAC) defeated Roosevelt (6-9) in a 33-point blowout on Tuesday.The Huskies shot lights out to start the game.  Sophomore center and MAC West Player of the Week Marin Maric scored nine points in the first five minutes of the...

Men’s basketball (8-2, 0-0 MAC) rose victorious on Saturday after a double overtime battle against Florida International (4-7).The Huskies had early trouble getting set on offense and let the Panthers hit some easy baskets. FIU jumped out to an early...

Men’s basketball (7-2, 0-0 MAC) put up a good effort, but fell short to Ohio State (5-5) 67-54 Wednesday in Columbus.The Huskies were even with the Buckeyes for most of the game despite early foul trouble. Ohio State led 33-31, at the half. Sophomore...

Men’s basketball (7-1, 0-0 MAC) suffered its first defeat of the season, losing to Missouri (4-3) 78-71 on Friday.It was an unusual start for NIU as Missouri stormed out to an early 12-0 lead just four minutes into the game. The Huskies’ defense stepped...

Men’s basketball (5-0, 0-0 MAC) continued its hot start to the season with an 87-55 win over Indiana Northwest (3-4) on Wednesday night.The Redhawks played a physical game with NIU, attacking the Huskies whenever they attempted to attack the paint....

Men’s basketball (4-0. 0-0 MAC) extended its perfect start to the season in a 100-52 blowout win against Eureka Saturday.The Huskies’ defense pressured the ball from the start of the game and forced early turnovers to create 12 fast break opportunities...

Men’s basketball has not finished with a winning record since the 2005-06 season when it went 17-11, but Huskies fans have plenty of reasons to pick their heads up this year.The team won four-straight games to close out the regular season — including...